On March 18, join Professor Iiyama Tomoyasu as he guides us through the Tang-Song transition hypothesis and the Chinese studies in Japanophone academia. Participants can read his co-authored article from the link below.
The event will be divided in two parts. For the first 30 minutes, Professor Iiyama will speak, and the latter half will be a forum for discussion. Anyone who is interested in doing research on, related to Japan or China, please come join and chat!
Speaker
Tomoyasu Iiyama is a Professor in the Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and the Associate Director of the Waseda Institute of Advanced Study at Waseda University. His research interests cover the acculturation, social transition, and the emergence of new ancestry in historical China. He has published several monographs concerning these topics, including Civil Service Examinations in North China under the Jin and Yuan Dynasties: Another Trajectory of the Evolution of Literati Community in Chinese History (Kin gen jidai no Kahoku shakai to Kakyo seido: Mou hitotsu no shijin sō) (Tokyo: Waseda daigaku shuppanbu, 2011 (in Japanese)); Another Literati Society: Civil Service Examinations in North China under the Jin and Yuan Dynasties (Translated by Zou Di. Hangzhou: Zhejiang daxue chubanshe, 2021 (in Chinese)); and Genealogy and Status: Hereditary Office-Holding and Kinship in North China under Mongol Rule (Harvard University Asia Center, 2023).
